In a perfect world, Sam Darnold would limp through the tunnel and then into the huddle and tell Josh McCown to take a seat and rally the Jets past the Bills on Sunday at a roaring MetLife Stadium.
Alas, this is Jets World.
Where the 39-year-old journeyman quarterback, who hasn’t played this season, tries to save the head coach.
Because if Todd Bowles loses this game, in this stadium, to this Bills team, and falls to 3-7, he will be Dead Coach Walking.
This isn’t a Must-Win Game for the floundering Jets as much as it is a Must-Win Game for the embattled coach.